Kabazaiku
(literally "birch craftsmanship") is the traditional Japanese art of fashioning tea boxes, smoking accessories, and other woodworks out of the bark of a cherry tree. The name is somewhat misleading, as 樺 (''kaba'', birch) bark is hardly used in practice. It is believed that the term originally came from the association of white birch or "白樺" with homes in good standing. Thus 樺 may have described the class of artisans rather than the actual materials used. However this is just one of many explanations, with no single explanation widely accepted. Characteristics Traditional ''kabazaiku'' is normally small-scale, and focuses on perfectionist detailing of the rounded shapes such as storage containers for tea and tobacco. Keeping moisture levels relatively constant, the cherry bark acts as a natural insulator against changes in humidity, which is essential in the storage of tea and tobacco leaves. The colour is generally a dark red, partially from the bark itself, a ...
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List Of Traditional Crafts Of Japan
The is a series of Japanese crafts specially recognized and designated as such by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (formerly, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Minister of International Trade and Industry) in accordance with the 1974 . As of 17 October 2024, 243 crafts have been so designated. Background As set out in Article 1 of the 1974 Act, the purpose of Traditional Craft industries and their promotion is to enrich the lives of the citizens and, due to their particular geographic nature, contribute to the development of local economies and, thereby, that of the nation as a whole. This economic angle helps distinguish the designation of Traditional Crafts under the 1974 Act from that of traditional crafts as Intangible Cultural Property (Japan), Intangible Cultural Properties under the Cultural Property (Japan)#Present 1950 Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties, 1950 Law for the Protection of Cultural ...
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Tea Boxes
Tea is an Aromaticity, aromatic drink, beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over Curing (vegetable preservation), cured or fresh leaves of ''Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of Southwest China, south-western China and Geography of Myanmar, northern Myanmar. Tea is also made, but rarely, from the leaves of ''Camellia taliensis''. After plain Drinking water, water, tea is the most widely consumed drink in the world. There are many types of tea; some have a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour, while others have profiles that include sweet, nutty, floral, or grassy Note (perfumery), notes. Tea has a Stimulant, stimulating effect in humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. An early credible record of tea drinking dates to the third century AD, in a medical text written by Chinese physician Hua Tuo. It was popularised as a recreational drink during the Chinese Tang dynasty, and te ...
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